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In practice

Support and assistance animals: An emerging head of damage?

Across Australia, research suggests that 73 per cent of homes have at least one pet and there are an estimated 7.3-7.4 million pet dogs in the country.

11 June 2026

Legal community mourning Judge Amanda Coulthard’s passing

News

Workshop assists setting up your firm’s AML/CTF program

News

QCAT dismisses body corporate’s ‘confusing and doomed’ application

Career Moves

Best Wilson Buckley Family Law promotes two, appoints Senior Associate

Natalia Hutchison has been promoted to Legal Practice Manager of the firm’s Toowoomba office.

QLS Diverse Abilities Network: Remembering Oliver Collins

Case notes

Barrister’s sexual harassment of junior solicitor found to be unsatisfactory conduct

Family law

Efficiency of ‘hot tub’ process

Ashdown & Markin (No 2) [2026] FedCFamC1F 164

Career Moves

O’Reilly Shaw adds Senior Associate and mediator to team

Eloise Paxton-Hall joins the Brisbane family law firm after a decade practising in Melbourne.

Suburban Cowboy

Buckling under the fuel shortage pressure

The only thing that has saved me so far is that passengers are packed so densely into buses these days that I am surprised we haven’t collapsed into a black hole.

Career Moves

Russell Hall joins Roberts Litigation as Senior Associate

Russell Hall practises primarily in commercial litigation and dispute resolution.

First Nations

A fierce advocate for change, Natalie Lewis talks accountability and reform

After six years, Natalie Lewis has finished her term as Queensland's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Commissioner.

People

The case for going bush – why one graduate solicitor is building a career outside the city

Outside the office, Yolanda exemplifies a form of civic engagement that underpins many regional communities.

Career Moves

Hillhouse appoints Malcolm Chan to corporate, commercial team in Brisbane

Before entering the legal profession, Malcolm Chan spent more than a decade in accounting and finance.

In practice

How safe is your safe custody?

Most of the documents held on behalf of clients contain information which is confidential and often sensitive; those documents must be secured in such a fashion that they are safe from theft or damage.